tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post6199352434895786754..comments2024-03-26T11:25:04.513-07:00Comments on Learning to Write: Why Do I Keep Repeating Myself by Author K A Servian Nashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-9242154819395452902017-11-22T04:07:04.944-08:002017-11-22T04:07:04.944-08:00Hi there, alwys i used to check weblog posts here ...Hi there, alwys i used to check weblog posts here early in the <br />break of day, since i love to learn more and more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-8680612554242499402017-11-08T11:10:55.042-08:002017-11-08T11:10:55.042-08:00Thank goodness for editors.Thank goodness for editors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-79311131832006139882017-11-08T11:10:23.859-08:002017-11-08T11:10:23.859-08:00I find now that I see repetition not only in my ow...I find now that I see repetition not only in my own work but in lots of published writing. Once you become tuned into looking for it, it seems to be everywhere.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-50896290477390749352017-11-08T11:08:49.015-08:002017-11-08T11:08:49.015-08:00Hi, Tamara, lol, 'just' is a tricky one th...Hi, Tamara, lol, 'just' is a tricky one that keeps cropping up. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-63016739511170432032017-11-07T06:56:15.934-08:002017-11-07T06:56:15.934-08:00I know what you mean about repeating. I rarely cat...I know what you mean about repeating. I rarely catch myself doing it. Thankfully, I have an editor who catches it all the time. Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-545265026188628842017-11-06T09:06:21.623-08:002017-11-06T09:06:21.623-08:00I'm in the middle of editing right now, and gu...I'm in the middle of editing right now, and guess what? Repeated phrases all over the place. Thanks for not letting me be the only writer who does that!cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-85236743275743964432017-11-03T08:09:01.868-07:002017-11-03T08:09:01.868-07:00My bad repeat word is "just". I just can...My bad repeat word is "just". I just can't stop using it. Just when I think I've omitted all these suckers, they just keep popping up. Just kill me now.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-17667152229782865712017-11-02T17:53:06.691-07:002017-11-02T17:53:06.691-07:00Thanks, DMS, I’m glad you like the cover.Thanks, DMS, I’m glad you like the cover.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-71705516702869250552017-11-01T14:12:25.351-07:002017-11-01T14:12:25.351-07:00Sounds like a great book! I really like the cover ...Sounds like a great book! I really like the cover too. <br /><br />As for repetition- this is something I continue to work on. I have made improvements- but I still have a ways to go. :) Best of luck to Kathy!<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-18871264995234762502017-10-31T12:30:54.537-07:002017-10-31T12:30:54.537-07:00Thanks, Chrys. Thanks, Chrys. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-41496512357974060292017-10-31T12:30:29.199-07:002017-10-31T12:30:29.199-07:00Thanks, Elizabeth. I’m glad it’s not just me.Thanks, Elizabeth. I’m glad it’s not just me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-6663020246083095882017-10-31T12:29:50.059-07:002017-10-31T12:29:50.059-07:00Thank you, Melissa.Thank you, Melissa.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-18653538771355131792017-10-31T12:29:28.116-07:002017-10-31T12:29:28.116-07:00Hi, Liz. Yes ‘just’ is a tricky one.Hi, Liz. Yes ‘just’ is a tricky one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-1073467520166520302017-10-31T12:28:53.254-07:002017-10-31T12:28:53.254-07:00Thanks, Susan. I love that you self-edited your ow...Thanks, Susan. I love that you self-edited your own comment. There’s nothing more annoying than looking back at something you’ve written and seeing a typo after it’s published. I always cringe when I do that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-85992065567455022542017-10-31T12:26:12.627-07:002017-10-31T12:26:12.627-07:00Thanks, Sandee.Thanks, Sandee.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-76153280280124023382017-10-31T12:25:48.593-07:002017-10-31T12:25:48.593-07:00Hi, Kelly. Thanks for your comment. Good to know I...Hi, Kelly. Thanks for your comment. Good to know I’m not the only one who keeps my editor busy by repeating myself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-60515454925534269002017-10-31T12:22:44.812-07:002017-10-31T12:22:44.812-07:00Thanks, Darla. Past history is a good one. I wonde...Thanks, Darla. Past history is a good one. I wonder if anyone has written a list of them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-29777894200004041282017-10-31T12:20:28.914-07:002017-10-31T12:20:28.914-07:00Hi, Meradeth, it’s amazing how we can repeat words...Hi, Meradeth, it’s amazing how we can repeat words without noticing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-25851117959752480322017-10-31T12:19:03.686-07:002017-10-31T12:19:03.686-07:00Hi, Hilary, very - yes that’s a sticky one. Hi, Hilary, very - yes that’s a sticky one. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-19668435730859591432017-10-31T12:17:14.563-07:002017-10-31T12:17:14.563-07:00Hi, Misha, that’s a good one to look out for. Than...Hi, Misha, that’s a good one to look out for. Thanks for your comment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047450053224566422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-75255160712781801982017-10-31T12:09:06.640-07:002017-10-31T12:09:06.640-07:00Oh yes. These are things I catch for my clients, a...Oh yes. These are things I catch for my clients, and I do my best to catch in my own stories.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-36933188494857639372017-10-31T09:17:35.293-07:002017-10-31T09:17:35.293-07:00Excellent post. I seem to choose one action per bo...Excellent post. I seem to choose one action per book and abuse the crap out of it. I also abuse just and very. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-55555152784771226172017-10-31T05:01:54.562-07:002017-10-31T05:01:54.562-07:00I take a hatchet to weasel words every time I edit...I take a hatchet to weasel words every time I edit. I have a sensitive radar for word overuse and unnecessary dialogue tags, too. Great post!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-18557021823553236982017-10-30T20:08:51.427-07:002017-10-30T20:08:51.427-07:00Ah yes. One of my big bugaboos too. I so abuse the...Ah yes. One of my big bugaboos too. I so abuse the just (and so, truth be told).Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919218811799644081.post-14113259788204052552017-10-30T10:06:17.221-07:002017-10-30T10:06:17.221-07:00ARRRRGH! Should be "Its novelty quickly faded...ARRRRGH! Should be "Its novelty quickly faded..."Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.com